Human Research Ethics Committee Meeting Dates
Negligible and Low Risk Applications - Submission and Meeting Dates
Negligible and Low risk meetings for 2024 will be held each Thursday. The application submission date for the expedited applications is 12 noon Tuesday, the week prior to the meeting. The first meeting date for Negligible and Low risk applications for 2024 will be Tuesday 1st February with a closing date of 23rd January. The final Negligible and Low risk meeting date for 2024 will be held on the 5th December.
Risk to Participants | Risk Explained | Reviewed By |
Negligible or no appreciable risks or ethical issues | Where there is no foreseeable risk of harm or discomfort: and any foreseeable risk is no more than inconvenience. | HREC Sub-Committee |
Low risk and ethical issues addressed by research design | Where the only foreseeable risk is one of discomfort. | HREC Sub-Committee |
| Greater than Low Risk research designs | Where participants are in a high risk category. | HREC Full Committee |
*Please note that any variation, progress report or final report submitted for a project with greater than low risk approval will be required to be reviewed at a full Committee meeting which is held monthly.
Greater than Low Risk Application - Submission and Meeting Dates
| Month | Application Submission Date | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| February | 31 January | 20 February |
| March | 28 February | 19 March |
| April | 27 March | 16 April |
| May | 1 May | 21 May |
| June | 29 May | 18 June |
| July | 26 June | 16 July |
| August | 31 July | 20 August |
| September | 28 August | 17 September |
| October | 25 September | 15 October |
| November | 30 October | 19 November |
| December | 20 November | 3 December |
Submission
To submit your applications and supporting documents, please email a copy to humanethics@une.edu.au ensuring all documentation is signed.
Please ensure all applications are submitted to the above email address by 5pm on the closing date listed above.
